Mount Maunganui surf break

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZST
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.4
NE
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
18
42
53
84
65
65
65
65
64
62
48
46
37
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:31AM1.63m
4:59PM1.55m
5:24AM1.61m
5:55PM1.58m
6:13AM1.60m
6:46PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.29m
11:00PM0.34m
11:33AM0.26m
11:53PM0.31m
12:24PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:31
5:30
5:30
5:28
Temp °C
13
13
14
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
17
17
16
16
15
13
13
15
17
17
14
11
10
12
12
14
16
16
15
16
15
14
14
14
17
15
15
15
14
11
11
12
12
12
9
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
8
11
8
7
5
5
8
10
11
11
11
18
42
53
84
65
65
65
65
64
62
48
46
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
15
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
8
13
11
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
12
12
2
2
2
5
5
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
3
8
8
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
4
2
2
5
25
35
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
Distance (km)
59
120
85
120
149
120
120
23
26
26
23
23
21
21
0
0
0
0
0
120
120
120
121
121
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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